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atop
Use
Atop
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a·top
/
əˈtɒp
/
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[
uh
-
top
]
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adjective, adverb
1.
on or at the
top
.
preposition
2.
on the
top
of:
atop the flagpole.
Origin:
1650–60;
a-
1
+
top
1
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atop
(əˈtɒp)
—
adv
1.
on top; at the top
—
prep
2.
on top of; at the top of
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
atop
1650s, from
a-
(1) +
top
. Two words or hyphenated at first; not fully established as one word till late 19c.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
Atop
the rostrum he would impugn his enemies, excite crowds to action and
deflect his detractors' barbs.
If you must do all of the above, don't use a swastika
atop
a flak gun as your
avatar.
Millions more have now clothes to wear, or have a roof
atop
their heads.
Wide crown of stiff, gray-green, feather-shaped leaves
atop
a slender trunk.
The new craft's body was constructed around a rotor, which allowed the replica to be manipulated
atop
a five-story-tall column.
They spend their time
atop
coastal ice floes, eating ice and diving for fish.
The van hid us from the security cam
atop
a nearby light pole.
More fundamentally, trying to manage from
atop
a pedestal doesn't work, he says.
Snowshoe hares have especially large, furry feet that help them to move
atop
snow in the winter.
Trout roe provides the perfect pop of color
atop
blini layered with simple egg salad and thinly sliced salmon.
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